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If you decide to make your family history available to others beyond your immediate family, please do not include information in it about people who may still be living. As a general rule, first obtain permission before publishing information about people who were born in the last 100 years for whom you have no death date.  
If you decide to make your family history available to others beyond your immediate family, please do not include information in it about people who may still be living. As a general rule, first obtain permission before publishing information about people who were born in the last 100 years for whom you have no death date.  


=== Donating a Copy to the Family History Library  ===
=== Donating a Copy to the FamilySearch Library  ===


If you wish to donate your family history to the Family History Library, please follow the guidelines available [[Donations|here]].  
If you wish to donate your family history to the FamilySearch Library, please follow the guidelines available [[Donations|here]].  


=== Donating Copies to Other Institutions  ===
=== Donating Copies to Other Institutions  ===
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Libraries and other institutions, such as historical or genealogical societies in the area where the family lived, may also appreciate having a copy of your family history.  
Libraries and other institutions, such as historical or genealogical societies in the area where the family lived, may also appreciate having a copy of your family history.  


You can find addresses and other information from one of the following reference books, which you can find at the Family History Library or at a public or university library:  
You can find addresses and other information from one of the following reference books, which you can find at the FamilySearch Library or at a public or university library:  


''American Library Directory.'' 49th ed. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1996–97 (FS Library book 973 J54a 1996–1997). This book is organized alphabetically by state and town. It lists addresses, telephone numbers, and fax numbers and describes each library’s holdings and special interests.  
''American Library Directory.'' 49th ed. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1996–97 (FS Library book 973 J54a 1996–1997). This book is organized alphabetically by state and town. It lists addresses, telephone numbers, and fax numbers and describes each library’s holdings and special interests.